Alina Ivanenka
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal member since January 22, 2019
Alina is a UI/UX designer with nearly a decade of professional experience. She specializes in creating meaningful user experiences and appealing interfaces for digital products based on user and market research. As a product designer, Alina worked onsite in Geneva for an online Swiss bank, and her past clients include Mercedes-Benz.io, crypto startups, and a large Iraqi bank. She has a diploma (bachelor's degree equivalent) in graphic design.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Product Designer
KWAN
- Developed information architectures and defined interaction processes for new and existing features of the Mercedes-Benz Service app.
- Created a wide range of visual deliverables, including user personas, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups for the Mercedes-Benz Service app and website.
- Designed user interfaces and experiences based on the existing design system.
- Conducted user research, reviewed user feedback, and iterated on my work to improve the Mercedes-Benz website and Service app.
- Crafted features for the premium finance portal based on data received from user interviews and tests I carried out. Contributed to the design system of the product.
Product Designer
Swissquote
- Developed interactive prototypes to facilitate user testing and gather feedback, iterating on designs based on user testing results, analytics data, and stakeholder input.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and engineers, to brainstorm and conceptualize new features or improvements to existing banking products.
- Developed wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to illustrate design concepts and ideas.
- Worked collaboratively with product managers, developers, marketing teams, and other stakeholders to align design solutions with business goals.
- Participated in agile development processes, providing input and guidance as needed.
- Analyzed market trends and competitor products to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation in banking services.
UI/UX Designer
iTechArt
- Architected a feature-rich mobile app for advanced financial markets analysis.
- Redesigned a web platform for a provider of market data to the global financial, media, and commodity industries.
- Designed a mobile app for a large international bank.
- Worked on the design of a web platform for doctors that uses machine learning to make predictions.
- Created a web platform for the analysis of bank ratings.
UI Designer and 2D Artist
Goozix
- Created graphics and illustrations for mobile games.
- Worked on UI, UX, graphic concepts, and animation of mobile games.
- Designed promotional materials for mobile games published on the App Store and social networks.
- Created characters, locations, and other scene elements for mobile games.
- Developed animation scenarios for mobile games and described them to the developers.
UI Designer
Scopicsoftware
- Designed a mobile app for keyboard customization with many unique illustrations and graphics.
- Worked on a website with a complex apparel constructor interface.
- Created websites for internal healthcare projects.
- Led the meetings with the stakeholders and the team.
Web and Graphic Designer
SoftFX
- Redesigned the UI of a web platform used for forex contests.
- Worked on landing and promotional web pages for trading contests.
- Designed web pages for a game streaming web platform.
- Collaborated with development and marketing teams.
- Created promotional print materials for exhibitions, meet-ups, and other events.
Education
Diploma (Bachelor's Degree Equivalent) in Graphic Design
Belarusian State College of Arts - Minsk, Belarus
Certifications
User Experience Design Fundamentals
Udemy
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, InVision, Principle
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Healthcare, Marketing
Platforms
Mobile, Web, MacOS, UserZoom
Other
Product Design, Dashboards, Data Visualization, Web App Design, Trading, Fintech, Financial Data, Data Analysis, Web Platforms, Mobile Apps, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Finance, Web UI, Responsive, Information Architecture (IA), Responsive UI, Mobile App Design, Web Design, UI Design, UX Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, B2B, Web App UI, Responsive Web Apps, Responsive Web Design (RWD), MVP Design, Digital Product Design, Dashboard Design, SaaS Design, Responsive Layout, Web UX, Platform Design, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Web Dashboards, UI Audits, UX Audits, UX Research, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, High-fidelity Mockups, Design, Web UI Design, Mobile Design, Usability, Visual Design, Mobile App UI, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Financial UX, Redesign, Usability Analysis, Web UX Design, UX Wireframes, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Desktop Web Design, Website Redesign, Design Thinking, Rapid Prototyping, App Design, Layout Design, Research, Interactive Prototypes, Websites, Desktop App Design, Design Systems, Pixel Perfect, Responsive Design, WebApp, Complex Web Systems, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), User Workflows, User-centered Design (UCD), UX Strategy, Data-heavy Design, Medical Software, Mobile Game Design, User Research, Web App UX, User Personas, Remote User Testing, User Testing, UI Style Guides, Style Guides, User Flows, User Experience Design, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Startups, Market Research & Analysis, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), User Journeys, Design Leadership, User Interviews, Personas, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Usability Testing, Machine Learning, Stock Exchange, Graphs, Stock Market, 2D Graphics, Illustration, Low Poly, Vector Art, Branding, Landing Page Design, App Promotion, Vector Graphics, Enterprise SaaS, Presentations, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Options Trading, Landing Pages, Style Kits, UI Research, High-fidelity Prototypes, Mobile Mockups, UI Branding, Mobile Game UI, Mobile Game UX, 2D Games, UIKit, App UX, Market Research, Mobile Banking, Stock Trading, Trading Systems, Platforms, Usability Heuristics, Heuristic Evaluation, Mockups, Accessibility, Mobile Prototypes, UX Analysis, Forex Trading, Mobile Web Design, Web Usability, Brand Design, Logo Design
Experience
- Prototyping - 10 years
- UI Design - 10 years
- Wireframing - 10 years
- Mobile App Design - 10 years
- Fintech - 8 years
- Product Design - 8 years
- UX Design - 8 years
- Crypto - 4 years
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